i thought she did just fine first time out. a little stiff but she will get over that. she is a good practical cook and for that reason i wanted her to win. tired of all the chef with big egos and not much else.

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i thought she did just fine first time out. a little stiff but she will get over that. she is a good practical cook and for that reason i wanted her to win. tired of all the chef with big egos and not much else.

I wished I caught her show, I really like her for the same reason and I like that shes still wet behind the ears "for an example" Still calling money Bux, instead of money, or off the hook and so on.

I like to give these new winners at least a couple episodes before I pass judgement. Of course, I didn't think much of Big Daddy, and look at him now... so I suppose my judgement isn't worth much at all....

I didn't care much for her during the competition, nor now on her new show.

She has a herky-jerky nervous energy level that drives me nuts! And, her smile comes across to me as being phony. I recall seeing that kind of fake smile on women who have just completed airline stewardess school.

We have to realize she is new to all this. She will become more relaxed and easy to listen to as she comes along. She has great ideas, but we also must realize not every show is going to be what we happen to be looking for that day...I think she will become enjoyable and helpful to many woman and saving money, that is just what we all look for.
kadesma

What I find kind of funny, is during the whole selection process they kept telling her ( and everyone else ) to be themselves. But as I watch her shows, all I can see is her trying to be what they want her to be. It just isnt coming across as being natural or sincere ( IMO). As far as the food goes, some of the ideas seemed good. Ill attempt to make a vegetarian version of her Tunisian Meatballs.

Also, I think the $10 a meal thing assumes that u have all the spices she uses already. I remember when I became interested in Indian food, I looked at a recipe, and it called for about 10 spices that i didnt have on hand. About $80 later, I now have the spices, and will have them for years to come, since you only use about 1 tsp each time. But, what im getting at is some of the things that she assumes everyone has in stock, may not be the case. But this is just me being a skeptic.
I prefer watching Jacques Pepin, or the Julia Child reruns over the food network anyway.
larry